482 Allison, Birds of West Baton Rouge Parish, La. \^^^ 



unsafe to sav, after one season's observations on this erratic bird, that it 

 is a very uncommon winter resident. I found it so, however, since I saw 

 it but once during the winter ; but a few were present Marcli 7, and May 

 2-9 they were feeding on mulberries. 



91. Lanius ludovicianus. Loggerhead Shrike. — A common winter 

 resident, dwindling almost to rarit}' in summer. 



92. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — A common summer resident ; 

 first seen March 28. 



93. Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo. — A rather common summer 

 resident, restricted almost entirely, in its choice of nesting sites, to 

 groves near dwellings. First observed April 9. 



94. Vireo solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. — Only one record, and 

 that a somewhat doubtful one ; the record in question was obtained Dec. 

 6, 1902. It is a regular winter resident near New Orleans. 



[94.1. Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. — Early in June 

 Mr. H. H. Kopman and I observed this species on two consecutive days 

 in East Baton Rouge Parish ; on the second occasion we found young 

 being fed by the parents.] 



95. Vireo noveboracensis. White-eyed Vireo. — I did not observe 

 this species during the winter, though it is almost invariably noted at 

 least once in each winter at New Orleans. It was first noted March 7, and 

 proved to be a very common summer resident. 



96. Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. — A common 

 breeder ; first seen April 25. 



It is in the movements of the warblers that I find most disparity 

 between my records for the spring of 1903, and those of Mr. H. H. Kop- 

 man made at New Orleans in the same season. The species now under 

 consideration arrived at the latter station nearly a month in advance of 

 my west Baton Rouge Parish record, and Wilsotiia niitrata was common 

 at New Orleans by March 20, while it did not appear at my station until 

 April 25! On the other hand, Icteria virens appeared here April 11, two 

 days earlier than it had ever been recorded at New Orleans! With such 

 contradictory records as these, and only one season's observations from 

 this parish to go upon, no satisfactory comparison can be made; and a 

 certain amount of emphasis must be laid upon the fact, stated to me by 

 Mr. W. W. Cooke, of the Biological Survey, that the migrations of war- 

 blers in the spring of 1903 were remarkably irregular. 



97. Helmitheros vermivorus. Worm-eating Warbler. — Seen only 

 once — April 11. Possibly breeds. 



98. Helminthophila bachmanii. Bachman's Warbler. — I have one 

 record of this rare warbler ; I saw one on May 9, in a thick wood with 

 rank undergrowth. 



99. Helminthophila celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. — An un- 

 common winter resident ; one taken Jan. 17, 1902, and another seen Jan. 

 22. 



100. Compsothlypis americana ramalinae. Western Parula War- 



